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For Sale: The Paradise Building in downtown Lake Worth Beach, home to Bamboo Room, Rudy's Pub
THE PARADISE BUILDING, home to two popular downtown Lake Worth Beach music venues, is for sale. The historic 1923 building at 17 S. J...
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Sep 5, 20232 min read
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Crisis at the kennels: Crowded Palm Beach County shelter resorts to euthanasia to free up cages
FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control has been sounding the alarm about an overcrowding “crisis” at the public...
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Aug 23, 20238 min read
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Lake Worth Beach commissioners ready to dive into deeper, pricier swimming pool design
DESIGN A DEEPER multi-use public swimming pool, Lake Worth Beach city commissioners told a consultant eight months ago. On Aug. 15, a new...
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Aug 4, 20232 min read
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Trash-talking garbage man on a mission to clean up after litterbugs, one bag at a time
JUST ABOUT EVERY day, Sam Farrell of West Palm Beach goes around town picking up litter. And while he’s at it, he talks a lot of trash....
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Jul 23, 20238 min read
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Jack the Bike Man mourned: His 'loss is immeasurable and the void he leaves behind is overwhelming’
IF YOU HAD the pleasure of knowing Jack the Bike Man, you know he always seemed like an unstoppable, if at times cantankerous, tour de...
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Jul 11, 20235 min read
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Meet the shark attack survivor who opened a shark-themed vacation rental in Lake Worth Beach
GETTING ATTACKED AND nearly killed by a 12-foot bull shark would seem like a terrifying experience most survivors would prefer to forget....
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Jul 9, 20237 min read
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Shot from the sky: Stunning landscape photographs captured from airplane window seats
Forget the aisle seat! When it comes to in-flight entertainment, it's hard to beat the stunning scenery outside the window of a jet...
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Jun 29, 20232 min read
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Minor League Baseball coming to West Palm Beach during renovations to Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter
NOW PINCH HITTING for Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium … The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches! Minor league baseball is coming to West Palm Beach...
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Jun 22, 20233 min read
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Subculture Coffee, facing October eviction, gets new chance to extend Clematis Street lease
WEST PALM BEACH city commissioners, rejecting an earlier city staff directive, have agreed to negotiate a new lease that would allow...
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Jun 19, 20235 min read
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Homeless advocates call for 'no-brainer' changes to ‘ridiculous’ PBC cold-weather shelter rules
THE DAY BEFORE the official start of summer, Lake Worth Beach city commissioners will spend time thinking about winter — specifically,...
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Jun 16, 20235 min read
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Why the beloved mural muse under the Royal Park Bridge disappeared — and when she plans to return
FOR NEARLY EIGHT years, she graced the wall under the west end of the Royal Park Bridge in downtown West Palm Beach, her unexpected...
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Jun 11, 20235 min read
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Fantasy Hurricane League helps blow away stressful storm season realities with Cat 5 amusement
IT’S DRAFT DAY and “Bob from FPL” is on the clock with the first pick. With the concentration of an NFL general manager, Greg Mihalko...
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Jun 4, 20235 min read
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Colorful art-deco makeover coming to Armory Art Center — 'It's going to be beautiful'
THE ARMORY ART Center in West Palm Beach is getting a colorful makeover. The historic art deco armory building at 811 Park Place at the...
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May 29, 20233 min read
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Mathews Brewing prepares to get cooking this fall with sister restaurant in Lake Worth Beach
SINCE ITS TAPS started flowing in 2017, Mathews Brewing Company has established itself as a popular South Florida destination with...
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May 21, 20234 min read
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Another attendance slide raises questions about SunFest's future: 'We are not Woodstock!'
JUAN ORELLANA LOVES SunFest. The West Palm Beach man attended all three days of last weekend's scaled-back 2023 edition and had a great...
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May 14, 20235 min read
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Evolving SunFest drops artist booths, focuses exclusively on music for first time in 40 years
ROCHELLE BAKER HUGHES enjoys SunFest for what it delivered for most of the past 40 years — a two-for-one celebration of music and visual...
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May 1, 20236 min read
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Filmmakers get naked at Palm Beach County nudist resort to make a revealing documentary
FILMMAKERS IVETE LUCAS and Patrick Bresnan wore clothes the first day they visited Sunsport Gardens Family Naturist Resort in...
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Apr 26, 20238 min read
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Benny’s owner threatens to leave Lake Worth Beach over rent fight: ‘We don’t deserve to be evicted.’
THE OWNER OF Benny’s on the Beach, the popular oceanfront restaurant in Lake Worth Beach, is threatening to leave over the City...
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Apr 19, 20235 min read
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Jack The Bike Man racing against deadline, needs millions for renovations to new home
THE CLOCK IS ticking on Jack The Bike Man. “Jack The Bike Man,’’ as Samuel H. Hairston III is known around West Palm Beach, says he is...
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Apr 17, 202310 min read
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Drag show performers headed to City Hall to protest end of Clematis Street 500 block parties
DRAG SHOW PERFORMERS are coming to West Palm Beach City Hall in a show of support for the 500 block of Clematis Street. The performers,...
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Apr 11, 20235 min read
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